This title offers guidelines to avoid complications in the diagnosis, management, repair and rehabilitation of common, complex and multifaceted fractures of the shoulder girdle. It emphasizes critical issues in clinical and radiographic evaluation for optimal surgical outcomes. The text is also illustrated to clarify diagnostic, surgical and therapeutic schemes.

Levine, William N.; Marra, Guido

Classification of Proximal Humeral fractures; percutaneous pinning of PH fractures; ORIF greater tub/lesser tub fractures; ORIF surgical neck fractures; ORIF 3 pt fractures; ORIF 4 pt fractures; HHR 4 pt fractures; arthroscopic assisted ORIF; prox hum/clavicle nonunion; ORIF PH malunion; locked fx-dislocation; classification/ORIF scapula glenoid fx; classification/ORIF AC/clavicle fx; classification/ORIF SC fx; humeral shaft fx-surgical approaches.